Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery

Texas

Location: Ebenezer CemeteryRecorded: WOOD04–Parsons; (location in Co. Hist.; vol. 3, p.1: Oak Grove Community is at the intersection of FM2088 and FM14 … 6 miles east of Quitman … across the road from the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church … cemetery has few bushes and no trees, rows and partial rows, many broken markers … very few graves with flowers … site covers 2 acres, one of the older cemeteries in county.”) Cemetery Index. (Tx Funeral Serv. Com.) Contact at P O Box 401, Quitman, TX 78753THC site visit MB 1/20/04: Large site, formal, flagpole, chainlink fence. Large brick sign for church across the road from cemetery. Many WoW markers, diverse formal markers. Abundant floral decorative materials. Some grass, marker shrubs. Paved access roadway. GPS 32.49.02.09195N -95.20.42.88713W.

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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